Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXVI: Pursegloveia aegis, a new species and a new altitudinal record for the genus

 

Wong Sin Yeng & Peter C. Boyce

 

 

ABSTRACT

Pursegloveia aegis S. Y. Wong & P. C. Boyce, is described and illustrated from the Maligan mountains, a remote range along the border of Sarawak (Lawas District, Limbang Division) and Sabah (Sipitang, Interior Division) where it occurs in moist montane forest between 1480 and 1670 m asl. Recognition of P. aegis represents a significant increase to the known altitudinal limit for the genus. Pursegloveia aegis is illustrated from the taxonomic Type and from living plants, and compared with its closest vegetatively morphological congener, Pursegloveia minima. An identification key to Pursegloveia species is provided together with a distribution map for all described species. Recognition of P. aegis takes Pursegloveia to six described species.